A Riverdale man who posed as a younger dancer to persuade preteen women to ship him specific movies and images on TikTok and Snapchat has been sentenced to fifteen years in jail.
James Wright, 34, was arrested in February 2024 after an investigation by the Prepare dinner County Sheriff’s Police, which started with ideas from a nationwide youngster exploitation middle and authorities in Atlanta, the place he’s additionally needed on youngster pornography expenses.
Prosecutors mentioned that between December 2022 and November 2023, Wright persuaded three women, all 8 or 9 years outdated, to ship him sexually specific materials by way of social media. When the women hesitated to proceed, Wright allegedly threatened to reveal their conduct to relations and classmates.
In a single case, he despatched a video of kid pornography to the telephone of 1 sufferer’s mom, based on court docket filings.
Investigators linked a number of social media accounts and IP addresses to Wright by way of a search warrant. They mentioned additionally they discovered specific movies of kids on his telephone and iCloud account, together with recordings that depicted adults partaking in sexual acts with minors.
Wright pleaded responsible to 2 counts of manufacturing youngster pornography earlier than Choose Geraldine D’Souza, who sentenced him to eight years on one rely and a consecutive seven years on the opposite. He should register as a intercourse offender. Prosecutors dropped greater than 50 different felony counts as a part of the plea settlement.
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